The Meaning of Judges 13:7 Explained

Judges 13:7

KJV: But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

YLT: and he saith to me, Lo, thou art pregnant, and bearing a son, and now do not drink wine and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, for a Nazarite to God is the youth from the womb till the day of his death.'

Darby: but he said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; so then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth to the day of his death.'"

ASV: but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But he said  unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive,  and bear  a son;  and now drink  no wine  nor strong drink,  neither eat  any unclean  [thing]: for the child  shall be a Nazarite  to God  from the womb  to the day  of his death. 

What does Judges 13:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 13:1-14 - The Promise Of A Nazarite Champion
The secret of Samson's strength was a puzzle to his contemporaries. Even Delilah could not account for it, Judges 16:5-6. Clearly, then, it did not depend on his great height, nor his brawny chest and arms, nor his muscular development. It was due, as Hebrews 11:32 explains, to his faith, which opened his nature to the Spirit of God. See Judges 14:6; Judges 14:19; Judges 15:14. But faith is always in direct proportion to consecration. The soul cannot give itself in two directions nor serve two masters; and if it draws its energy from the eternal God, there must be strict discipline exercised on the gateways of sense.
This was the intention of the Nazarite vow, which was generally taken for a limited period, but in this case for life. Its three particulars are enumerated in Numbers 6:4-9. Modern physiology has laid heavy emphasis on the necessity for a mother's careful regimen. How blessed it would be if not mothers only, but fathers and indeed all who influence young life, would, for the sake of Christ and the children, abstain from alcohol! Is this price too much for love to give? See Mark 9:42. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 13

1  Israel is delivered into the hands of Philistines
2  An angel appears to Manoah's wife
8  The angel appears to Manoah
15  Manoah's sacrifices, whereby the angel is discovered
24  Samson is born

What do the individual words in Judges 13:7 mean?

And He said to me behold you shall become pregnant and bear a son now no drink wine or strong drink nor eat anything unclean for a Nazirite to God shall be the child from the womb to the day of his death -
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לִ֔י הִנָּ֥ךְ הָרָ֖ה וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ בֵּ֑ן וְעַתָּ֞ה אַל־ תִּשְׁתִּ֣י ׀ יַ֣יִן וְשֵׁכָ֗ר וְאַל־ תֹּֽאכְלִי֙ כָּל־ טֻמְאָ֔ה כִּֽי־ נְזִ֤יר אֱלֹהִים֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה הַנַּ֔עַר מִן־ הַבֶּ֖טֶן עַד־ י֥וֹם מוֹתֽוֹ פ

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  He  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לִ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
הִנָּ֥ךְ  behold 
Parse: Interjection, second person feminine singular
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
הָרָ֖ה  you  shall  become  pregnant 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: הֹור 
Sense: to conceive, become pregnant, bear, be with child, be conceived, progenitor.
וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ  and  bear 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בֵּ֑ן  a  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וְעַתָּ֞ה  now 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
אַל־  no 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַל  
Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
תִּשְׁתִּ֣י ׀  drink 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
יַ֣יִן  wine 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
וְשֵׁכָ֗ר  or  strong  drink 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁכָר  
Sense: strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor.
וְאַל־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַל  
Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
תֹּֽאכְלִי֙  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
כָּל־  anything 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
טֻמְאָ֔ה  unclean 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: טֻמְאָה  
Sense: uncleanness.
נְזִ֤יר  a  Nazirite 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נָזִיר  
Sense: consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite.
אֱלֹהִים֙  to  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִהְיֶ֣ה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַנַּ֔עַר  the  child 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
הַבֶּ֖טֶן  the  womb 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֶּטֶן  
Sense: belly, womb, body.
י֥וֹם  the  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
מוֹתֽוֹ  of  his  death 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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